WASHINGTON, CMC – A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recommends that Caribbean countries focus on overcoming obstacles to financial access and inclusion for businesses, because having more developed and inclusive financial systems could increase growth and reduce poverty and income inequality.

The report, titled “Finance for Firms: Options for Improving Access and Inclusion,” emphasises the important link between deeper and more accessible financial systems, and faster and more inclusive economic development.

The publication compares financial systems of six Caribbean countries, namely the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, to others from across the world.

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